Airbus's A330-200 Freighter development aircraft arrived at March's FIDAE 2010 air show in Chile with 20t of humanitarian aid on board to help survivors of February's earthquake. The freighter's payload included medicine and clothes for distribution to areas affected by the disaster. Delivery of the first 70t A330 freighter is due this summer, to launch customer Etihad Airways.
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UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has gained new owners alongside fresh investment in the business, analysis of company records reveals.
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air’s order for 60 Airbus A321neo’s dominated the airframer’s October activity figures. Private and undisclosed customers ordered a total of 16 A320neos during the month, while Bhutan’s Druk Air firmed an agreement for three A320neos and two A321neos. Airbus also listed American Airlines as taking ...
The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October.
